The filmaker, who is known for his violent films such as 'Reservoir Dogs' and 'Pulp Fiction', told Guru-Murthy: "I'm shutting your butt down," when he was probed on a link between violence on screen and in real life.

Christoph Waltz as Schultz and Jamie Foxx as Django

Tarantino's latest film 'Django Unchained', which received five nominations for both the Oscars and Baftas this week, once again centres heavily on violence as it tells the story of a bounty hunter (Christoph Waltz) who frees a slave (Jamie Foxx) and partners up with him to liberate his wife (Kerry Washington) from the hands of a fearsome plantation owner (Leonardo DiCaprio).

In the US, the film was released days after the Newtown school massacre, in which 20 children were killed in Connecticut.

Its world premiere was cancelled in the wake of the school shooting, which occurred just days earlier.

US director Quentin Tarantino gestures as he arrives on the red carpet for the UK premiere of the film Django Unchained in central London on January 10, 2013. AFP PHOTO/Leon NEAL (Photo credit should read LEON NEAL,LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images)

US actor Samuel L. Jackson arrives on the red carpet for the UK premiere of the film Django Unchained in central London on January 10, 2013. AFP PHOTO/Leon NEAL (Photo credit should read LEON NEAL,LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images)

US director Quentin Tarantino looks on as he arrives on the red carpet for the UK premiere of the film Django Unchained in central London on January 10, 2013. AFP PHOTO/Leon NEAL (Photo credit should read LEON NEAL,LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images)